Alice Roosevelt Longworth

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Alice Roosevelt Longworth (12 February 1884, in New York City, NY - 20 February 1980, in Washington D.C), was the only daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, and his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee.

  • If you haven't something good to say about someone sit right here by me.
    • (Often quoted as "If you haven't anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me")

photograph of her with a pillow bearing the quotation

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  • I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.
  • I've always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal youth is arrested development.
  • ... [the] “little man on the wedding cake.” (describing Harry Truman's presidential opponent Dewey)
  • He [Calvin Coolidge] looks as though he's been weaned on a pickle"

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